We are really excited to announce that on Monday, March 19th Japan Comic Aid will be previewing pages from the forthcoming action epic, Kaiju Steel.

Written by Japan Comic Aid founder, Steve Collier and with art from Lee Killeen, Kaiju Steel follows Scott, a fifteen year old school kid taking his GCSE’s with the usual stresses a boy of that age entails- revision, love, restlessness- who finds himself in an epic life or death battle when giant monsters attack Earth and threaten to lay waste to humanity. A mystical sword once belonging to the great Samurai, Hatori Hanzo, is now the key to unlock Scott’s destiny and save the city, and the world from the Kaiju!

The series will be ongoing and promises huge story lines with incredible Kaiju battles!

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It’s the start of a new week and also the start of Japan Comic Aid‘s pre-launch campaign!

Nowhereville copyright owned by Ken Bastard / Japan Comic Aid.

We have an absolute treat for you today. Thanks to all the support of our fans we’re able to give you an inside glimpse of the amazing Nowhereville written and drawn by Ken Bastard. We are so pleased to have such talented creators working on comic books for us here at JCA.

Nowhereville follows veteran reporter Ben Blake. He’s covered his fair share of heartbreaking stories in the past but the one he is sent to investigate in the woods of Massachusetts will test his belief in the basic goodness of man as well as his sanity. When three children disappear under very mysterious circumstances in a small town during the depression Ben uncovers secrets that should have been best left alone.

What unfolds is a twisty, pulpy tale in the best tradition of American detective comics with a hint of sci-fi. This will be one for comic book fans of every taste.

The following pages give a really good taste of the book and where you think it might lead… Enjoy!

A release date has yet to be set for Nowhereville but it will be very, very soon!

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We want to hear your thoughts about Nowhereville and Japan Comic Aid! Your comments could be printed in our releases so get involved and talk to us!

Again it’s been a while since the last post but we are back with some really exciting news! Those of you who found our website via Facebook or Twitter will know that we have been concentrating on raising our profile a lot over the last weeks and for those who’s feeds have been blanketed with Japan Comic Aid updates, we apologise but this is how a project promotes itself to great effect.

Nowhereville copyright owned by Ken Bastard / Japan Comic Aid.

We said that if we reached 100 followers or Likes on either our Facebook or Twitter feeds we would release an exclusive preview of our first comic book to be published! This book is the incredible ‘Nowhereville’ by the super-talented Ken Bastard. We did it.

So tomorrow (March 12th 2012) at 1pm (UK time) we shall release our exclusive preview so you guys can start being as excited as we are to see it in printed form! The preview will consist of pages from the comic book.

‘Nowhereville’ is a comic in the vein of old school, hard boiled detective pulp but with a sci-fi twist… We know you’ll love it as much as we do and we’re incredibly proud of what Ken has achieved with the book.

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We write this on the first anniversary of the Great Eastern Earthquake and it is still moving when you try to comprehend the thousands of lives and communities which were wiped from the face of the earth in the space of a few hours. The effects were unimaginable.

This is why we created this project and why we need your support. It’s the people- just like you and I- who need the funds created by Japan Comic Aid so they can rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

Stay tuned tomorrow so you can get that first peek!

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We join Agents Neumann and Furore as they are sent to investigate mysterious goings on in rural Japan. At first, it seems that the case will be simple but they soon cross paths with the mysterious Tengu- a forest spirit intent on rekindling belief in the Gods even if it costs the lives of the villagers who have forgotten the old traditions…

With an epic story stretching back to the last days of WWII, Mystery Boys promises a unique blend of adventure, comedy and yes, mystery!

Here is the exclusive look at the second Japan Comic Aid comic in the running for release from American writer and artist Ken Bastard.

The story of Nowhereville follows veteran reporter Ben Blake. He’s covered his fair share of heartbreaking stories in the past but the one he is sent to investigate in the woods of Massachusetts will test his belief in the basic goodness of man as well as his sanity. When three children disappear under very mysterious circumstances in a small town during the depression Ben uncovers secrets that should have been best left alone.

What unfolds is a twisty, pulpy tale in the best tradition of American detective comics.

Stay tuned for more news on the impending release of Nowhereville as well as other upcoming releases from Japan Comic Aid.

Here for the first time, and exclusively, we can reveal a teaser cover and plot for the first comic book to be announced for release under the Japan Comic Aid label!

‘Kaiju Steel’ follows Scott, a fifteen year old school kid taking his GCSE’s with the usual stresses a boy of that age entails- revision, love, restlessness- who finds himself in an epic life or death battle when giant monsters from a time when time wasn’t recorded, attack the city and threaten to lay waste to humanity. A mystical sword once belonging to the great Samurai, Hatori Hanzo, is now the key to unlock Scott’s destiny and save the city, and the world from the Kaiju!

The comic promises to be epic in scale and very exciting with stunning artwork and a story that is a tribute to the classic Japanese monster movies such as Gojira and Gamera.

The comic is written by Steve Collier and drawn by Lee Killeen both of whom will soon have sections on our Team page where you can meet the people behind the comics. It will be released in October 2011 as the first in a two part story.

Here is the cover. Click to enlarge:

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We are proud to announce that Mr. Stan Lee will be contributing an introduction which will be published in every comic we produce. The great man says he is 100% behind the project and what it is trying to achieve.

Having the creator of the majority of popular Marvel Comics characters such as Spiderman, Thor, Fantastic Four and Hulk support this project is a major boost. Stan not only writes comics for Marvel. He is also heavily involved in manga and anime having created Ultimo (which is published in Shonen Jump magazine) and the hit series Heroman.

So how do you fancy having a comic published with an intro from Stan Lee in the front? Yet another reason to give some of your time and effort into helping those in Japan who are currently struggling to find a means to live their lives due to the Earthquake and subsequent nuclear disaster.

Thanks to Stan and Pow! Entertainment for making this happen. It is truly an honour.